Exactly; subconscious activities like breathing are the easiest to ignore and therefore we can do other things at the same time. This is probably because they r

Exactly; subconscious activities like breathing are the easiest to ignore and therefore we can do other things at the same time. This is probably because they require little though and occur in a part of our brain that it not likely to mess with other activities you're doing at the time (e.g. washing dishes or walking). Therefore, we can multitask with about anything while breathing.